French Open 2024

Filip Misolic against Cerundolo – LIVE from 11 am

Filip Misolic

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In the end, the tank was probably empty, the opponent perhaps a number too strong. Filip Misolic, who had already struggled through qualifying for the French Open and turned around a 0:2 set deficit in the first main round, failed to pull off a new miracle against the world number 27 Francisco Cerundolo, losing 2:6, 6:7, 0:6 in 2:04 hours.

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It was clear early on Thursday evening that the 22-year-old Styrian would have no chance against the Argentinian. Cerundolo dominated at the beginning with his powerful forehand, quickly took the lead against Misolic, who is not exactly known as a fast starter, and won 6:2.

However, Filip was not behind his opponent in one respect: fighting spirit! As so often, Misolic stepped up his game, bit his way into the match and even took a 4:2 lead with a break in the second set. However, Cerundolo came back immediately and took the lead for his part. The Austrian then showed his second great strength, his mental strength. This time he broke back and made it into the tie-break. However, Cerundolo secured this clearly with 7:2, the preliminary decision.

Misolic's tank was probably too empty for a second miracle. Cerundolo scored the first twelve points of the third set and raced into a 3:0 lead. In a match lasting almost twelve minutes, the Styrian then missed eight game points, conceded the double break and in the end even suffered the maximum penalty of 0:6.

Overall, however, the French Open was a huge success for Misolic. He collected 110,000 euros in prize money and played his way back into the world's top 200.